54 Masinyane Abimeleki wabita ludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Sheshisa uhoshule inkemba yakho ungibulale, kuze bangasho batsi: ‘Wabulawa ngumfati.’ ” Ngako inceku yamcedzela, wafa.
“Ngako ngivele ngema ngenhla kwakhe, ngambulala, ngobe ngatile kutsi njengobe asawile angeke aphindze asindze. Ngibese ngitsatsa lomchele lobewusenhloko yakhe kanye nelibhengela lelisemkhonweni wakhe, ngakuletsa lapha enkhosini yami.”
Watsi kube agucuke angibone, wamemeta, mine ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Yini nje lengingayenta?’
“Wabe sewukhuluma kimi utsi: ‘Mani lapha ngenhla kwami ungibulale! Sengisemlonyeni wekufa, kodvwa seloku ngisaphila.’
naSeleki, um-Amoni, naNaharayi waseBherothi, labeludzibi lwaJowabe, umsa waSeruya,
Sawula wakhuluma neludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Khipha inkemba yakho ungicedzele, kungaze kufike labantfu labangasoki bangicedzele, ngihlazeke.” Kodvwa loludzibi lwakhe lwalwesaba, lungeke lukwente loko; ngako Sawula watsatsa yakhe inkemba watiwisela kuyo, atibulala.
Loludzibi lwatsi kube lubone kutsi Sawula sewufile, nalo lwawela enkembeni yalo, lwafa naye.
naSeleki, waka-Amoni, naNaharayi waseBherothi, labeludzibi lwaJowabe, umsa waSeruya,
Debhora watsi: “Kulungile, ngitawuhamba nawe, kodvwa ngenca yaloko ludvumo lungeke lube lwakho, ngobe Simakadze utawunikela Sisera esandleni semfati.” Ngako Debhora wahamba naBharaki baya eKhedeshi,
Ema-Israyeli atsi kube abone kutsi Abimeleki sewufile, aphuma atibuyelela ekhaya.
Emadvodza asenkambu amemeta Jonathani kanye neludzibi lwakhe, atsi: “Yenyukani nite lapha, sitanifundzisa sifundvo.” Jonathani wase ukhuluma kuloludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Yekhwela, ungilandzele; Simakadze ubanikele esandleni sema-Israyeli.”
Jonathani wekhwela, ahamba ngetinyawo, abambelela nangetandla, akanye neludzibi lwakhe lolwalumlandzela edvute. Jonathani wahlasela emaFilisti wawagwaza alala lucaca, ludzibi lwakhe solomane lumlandzela ngemuva nalo luwabulala.
Kuloko kuhlasela kwabo kwekucala Jonathani neludzibi lwakhe babulala emadvodza langaba ngema-20, endzaweni lelibanga lelingaba ngangemjikijelo.
Sawula wakhuluma kulamadvodza labenawo, watsi: “Balani onkhe lamadvodza lanatsi lapha, khona sitewubona kutsi bobani laba lasebasishiyile.” Batsi nababala, bakhandza kutsi bekunguJonathani neludzibi lwakhe lababengekho lapho.
Loludzibi lwakhe lwatsi: “Yenta konkhe lokusengcondvweni yakho. Chubeka; ngikanye nawe ngenhlitiyo nangemphefumulo.”
Davide wefika kuSawula, wangena emsebentini wakhe. Sawula wamtsandza kakhulu Davide, waze wambeka nekutsi abe ludzibi lwakhe.
Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, kanye neludzibi lwakhe, nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe bafela ndzawonye ngalanga linye.